Sangita Mukhopadhyay

Sangita Mukhopadhyay
Born (1966-01-01) 1 January 1966 (age 58)
Khargapur, Madhya Pradesh, India
NationalityIndian
Alma mater
Known forStudies on immunosuppression
Awards
  • 1993 Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Fund Award
  • 1996 IIS Apeeza Trust Award
  • 2003 DST Young Scientist Award
  • 2003 Third World Women Scientist Grant Award
  • 2004 ISCA Young Women Bioscientist Award
  • 2007 DBT National Young Woman Bioscientist Award
  • 2008 N-BIOS Prize
  • 2008 Woman Bioscientist Award
  • 2011 ICMR Basanti Devi Amir Chand Prize
  • 2015 ICMR Chaturvedi Ghanshyam Das Jaigopal Memorial Award
Scientific career
Fields
Institutions

Sangita Mukhopadhyay (born 1 January 1966) is an Indian molecular cell biologist, immunologist and the head of the molecular biology group at the Centre for DNA Fingerprinting and Diagnostics. Known for her studies on immunosuppression and infection biology, Mukhopadhyay is an elected fellow of all the three major Indian science academies namely the Indian National Science Academy, the Indian Academy of Sciences and the National Academy of Sciences, India. The Department of Biotechnology of the Government of India awarded her the National Bioscience Award for Career Development, one of the highest Indian science awards, for her contributions to biosciences in 2008.